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keynote
[ kee-noht ]
noun
- the main idea or central principle of a speech, program, thought, action, etc.
- the policy line to be followed, as by a party in a political campaign, that is set forth authoritatively in advance by an address or other formal announcement.
verb (used with object)
- to announce the policy of (a political party, campaign, assembly, etc.); deliver a keynote address at:
The governor will keynote the convention.
- to serve as the keynote for.
- Music. to give the keynote of.
verb (used without object)
- to provide a keynote, especially a keynote address:
He refused an invitation to keynote.
keynote
/ ˈkiːˌnəʊt /
noun
- a central or determining principle in a speech, literary work, etc
- ( as modifier )
a keynote speech
- the note upon which a scale or key is based; tonic
verb
- to deliver a keynote address to (a political convention, etc)
- to outline (political issues, policy, etc) in or as in a keynote address
Example Sentences
Mr Wood was one of the keynote speakers at Oxford City Council's ninth annual Fraud Conference.
On our last call, she’s about to head to Illinois to be a keynote speaker at the Chicago Women’s Expo.
The conference is taking place at London's Guildhall, and will feature keynote speeches from both the prime minister and Chancellor Rachel Reeves.
“Bitcoin is not just a marvel of technology,” he said in a keynote speech delivered at a major bitcoin conference.
Vance called the Heritage Foundation's proposed reforms “admirable” and was a keynote speaker at the report’s release event in Washington.
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